1977 Lehigh Engineers football team

1977 Lehigh Engineers football
NCAA Division II champion
Lambert Cup
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–2
Head coach
Home stadiumTaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Lehigh ^     12 2 0
UNLV     9 2 0
Kentucky State     8 2 1
No. T–5 Nevada     8 3 0
Central Connecticut     7 3 0
Northern Michigan ^     7 3 0
Youngstown State     7 3 0
Portland State     7 4 0
Delaware     6 3 1
Akron     6 4 1
American International     5 4 1
West Chester     5 5 0
Central State (OH)     5 6 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff     4 5 1
Bucknell     4 5 0
Cal State Los Angeles     4 5 0
Southern Connecticut State     4 6 0
Northeastern     3 6 1
Northern Colorado     3 7 0
Santa Clara     2 7 1
Eastern Illinois     1 10 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1977 Lehigh Engineers football team represented Lehigh University during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 94th season of Engineers football. The Engineers played their home games at Taylor Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The 1977 team came off a 6–5 record from the previous season.[1] The team was led by coach John Whitehead. The team finished the regular season with a 9–2 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Engineers defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 33–0 in the National Championship Game en route to the program's first NCAA Division II Football Championship.[2]

  1. ^ "Lehigh Mountain Hawks -- College Football (NCAA)". Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. ^ DeLassus, David (2016). "Lehigh Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.